they scramble through with a bye and Taylor fails to hit the target! Alex Cusack tries to force away a yorker outside off, he missed and so did Taylor with his under-arm throw to the striker's end, Thompson collided with a fielder as he completed the bye and by then Cusack was safe at the other end
Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 3rd Match, First Round Group B at Sylhet, Mar 17 2014 - Match Result
Paul Stirling has become the top scorer for IRE in T20Is with 569 runs, going past Porterfield's 516
Alex Cusack has conceded the most runs in an innings (53) in T20Is for IRE, going past Peter Connell's record of 46
The players looked a little bewildered for a few seconds, especially Thompson after the collision. Taylor knew all he had to do was hit the target as Thompson was still miles away.
A nerve-wracking game but Ireland will know they should never have got it this close. Some of those shots will be revisited. But credit to Panyangara for coming back after getting pasted in his first over.
Stirling is the Man of the Match: Just glad we got over the line. We have played all over Bangladesh in the recent past. Wasn't really looking towards the final stages of the match.
Porterfield: "All credit to the way Zimbabwe bowled in the last few overs. There might have been a bit more for the seamers under the lights. We have to regroup and make it two from two."
Taylor: "Our batters didn't carry on after their starts, about 20 runs short. Proud of the way the boys fought. The ball started swinging and it made it a bit difficult for them. I decided to stay back to Panyangara for the last ball because I knew he was a good death bowler. Full and straight was the way to go. These things happen."
So two simultaneous matches going down to the last over. Pakistan edging past New Zealand in Mirpur. The matches continue today. Netherlands and UAE will battle it out at Sylhet in a short while from now. Do stay on for that.
Shenzy, Dublin: ""The Luck of the irish" - Happy St. Patricks Day to all from Dublin. The party has just begun :-)"
Thanks for your company for this one. We will see you soon.
it's a low full toss and he makes room and gets an outside edge to third man, good sliding stop restricts it to a single
and we have a run out in the middle of all this would you believe this! Sorensen digs out a yorker to mid-off and risks the single, the throw from Williams was accurate and Sorensen was miles short, he collided with the bowler but Panyanagara wasn't complaining
and a magnificent inswinging yorker from Panyangara makes things interesting again! Joyce made a bit of room and exposed his stumps, he failed to get his bat down to dig it out, the ball just kissed the leg stump and knocked down the leg bail
this was full and wide and he makes room and almost pierces the gap at mid-off, they take a single
Azeem: "Ireland turned a mountain into a molehill and now theyre trying to make it into a mountain again."
pitched up on the pads and Joyce flicks this one over midwicket, fumble by Raza but only a single
So 4 needed off 6. Zimbabwe have done well to drag this to the last over. Panyangara to bowl the final over
that ends a decent over, this was skidded on the pads and the batsman wasn't quick enough on the shot, hits the pads and rolls away
another short slower ball, looked ungainly as Joyce pulled that to square leg
slower ball shorter outside off and he punches it wide of point, they scramble the single, the throe was wide
slower ball wide outside off, the off cutter and Thompson swings and misses
Did Taylor err by changing ends for Panyangara
full on the stumps and driven down to cover
gets forward and punches it wide of cover
after the assault the bowler gets his wicket! Funny old over, this was pitched up and he stayed at the crease and lofted it down to long-off, the fielder was pushed back
the bowler was unlucky there! This was full and swinging in and O'Brien gives that a heave, gets an inside edge that beats the keeper and short fine leg
he gets forward and takes a single to mid-off
he goes airborne again, pitched up on the pads and chipped down to long-on, one bounce to the fielder
10 off 2! This was pitched up outside off and he stays at the crease and lofts him over mid-off, he knew the fielder was up, safe shot
beats deep midwicket! What a way to start the over, this was bowled short of a length, O'Brien stays at the crease and pulls in front of square, had the height and the distance was just enough to clear the rope
Panyangara returns
Just four off that over
he gives him room and he smashes that wide of cover and Raza dives at deep cover, fumbles but recovers
well bowled, fired that flat and he could only punch it down the track
Sylhet Stadium | |
Toss | Ireland, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2013/14 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | T20I no. 368 |
Hours of play (local time) | 15.30 start, First Session 15.30-16.50, Interval 16.50-17.10, Second Session 17.10-18.30 |
Match days | 17 March 2014 - daynight (20-over match) |
T20I debut | |
T20 debut | |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
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Match Referee | |
Points | Ireland 2, Zimbabwe 0 |